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- ↑ "Goseong Fire 2019". The Korea Times . 7 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ ""Massive wildfire wreaks havoc on Gangwon towns"". The Korea Times . 4 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ ""Electric Arc Believed to Have Caused Goseong Mountain Fires"". KBS World Radio . 19 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ ""Kepco ordered to pay 8.7 billion won for 2019 wildfire"". Korea JoongAng Daily . April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ↑ ""KEPCO may face damage suit for forest fire in Gangwon Province"". The Korea Times . 7 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ ""S. Korea struggles to battle worst wildfire on its soil in years"". The Korean Herald . 5 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ Lee, Sungmo (15 April 2019). "Tottenham star Son Heung-min donates £100k to South Korean fire victims". Goal . Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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